Delta North PDP chieftains fight over refrigerators’ gifts
Chieftains of the peoples Democratic party (PDP),Delta North are currently at war over Senator Peter Nwaoboshi’s alleged bribery gifts ahead of the party”s primaries.
The gifts, 98 refrigerators,were said to have been shared among the “eye Service” leaders of various wards, while those believed to be in his bad book, were schemed out.
At the cenotaph center in Asaba where the 98 refrigerators were shared, party members who were schemed out, attacked supporters of the beneficiaries, but the intervention of the security agents, it would have been bloodbath.
An aggrieved member, Mr Felix Ogwu who spoke said, ” The 98 gifts were meant for all of us, but a section of the so called wards chairmen just hijacked the gifts, this is why we attacked them. All of us are working for the party, senator Nwaoboshi, why the selection? ”
Another who spoke to our source in Asaba on condition of anonymity said, ” We who are not chairmen, but we worked for Nwaoboshi, what did he give to us? We are going to leave the party for SDP, we are leaders on our own right, we hold positions. Why are we not being carried along by the Senator? He may not get the ticket for 2019.We might work for Ned Nwoko. ”
But the Director General, senator Nwaoboshi campaign organization, Barr Frank Nwugo in a swift reaction said, “The party remain the most organized party in Africa, it is normal for some persons to grumble, the gifts are going to go round everyone, it is not enough for division, we are all one family.”
Saying that Delta North was blessed to have the Governor, Dr, Ifeanyi Okowa from the same district, Barr. Nwugo noted that despite recession, Governor Okowa had engaged experienced contracting firms currently on several roads construction across the three senatorial district in the state.
He said ” As a grassroot man,Nwaoboshi recognizes the importance of grassroots,he gave out 98 motorcycles to some persons the other day, now it is 98 refrigerators to ward party leaders “.
A party member, John Okoh told source, ” Nwaoboshi is not serious, we are dumping him for Prince Ned Nwoko, he will not get the ticket for 2019. He is a failure already, he is into many troubles which bothered on frauds. “